Poll: Should the media take Trump’s debate seriously?
With as many Republican presidential candidate debates as there have been, almost anyone has probably been invited to host one. But now we’ll get to see one moderated by none other than Donald Trump. Seriously? The Seattle Times says it’s hard to take this debate seriously. Do you agree? As always, discussion encouraged in the...
Poll: Wikileaks: Deserving of praise or scorn?
What is it about Wikileaks that gets people so riled up? Is it jealousy for being able to flood the public debate with so many rich primary documents? Is it derision for putting information out without proper vetting and context? Whatever it is, it’s clear that Wikileaks is a lot more popular in other parts...
The lighter side of censorship
Any of the 12 people that have ever perused this website know that I like to rant about censorship in the media. It’s a serious thing, and it’s definitely worthy of discussion. Discussing media censorship isn’t always fun, so sometimes we have to step back and laugh at ourselves. The video comes via the Jimmy...
The lighter side of censorship
Any of the 12 people that have ever perused this website know that I like to rant about censorship in the media. It’s a serious thing, and it’s definitely worthy of discussion. Discussing media censorship isn’t always fun, so sometimes we have to step back and laugh at ourselves. The video comes via the Jimmy...
A journalist’s role: Protecting the powerful or exposing them?
So there I am, taking a break from a load of work and trying to clear my mind of all things media. What better way to do that than to sit with my girlfriend and catch up on episodes of ABC’s Pan Am? After all, watching that show doesn’t take much active thought, right? Think...
My latest Storify: Mexican Cartel Violence Reaches Ugly New Level
Storify, a social media curation tool, is pretty neat. It lets you to create a compendium of a particular story by bringing in tweets, news stories, Flickr photos and video and adding a bit of your own context. It has its pros and cons – concisely laid out by 10,000 Words back in May –...